Ryanair Charges Extra for Almost Everything

Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline, is the ultimate low-cost carrier. Its fares are dirt cheap, but if there’s a way to charge extra for something, Ryanair will find a way to do it! The airline’s CEO Michael O’Leary has even joked about charging passengers to use the on-board toilets. It’s therefore no surprise that around a … Continued

EasyJet A320 Economy Class Review

EasyJet is one of the largest low-cost carriers in Europe. The airline sells flights for less than the cost of a taxi to the airport, and unlike Ryanair, it’s not terrible. This EasyJet review covers the Airbus A320 Economy class experience from Amsterdam to Geneva. Flight Details Flight number U2 1354 Route Amsterdam (AMS) to … Continued

Jetstar Abandons Regional New Zealand, China

Low-cost carrier Jetstar will axe all regional routes within New Zealand, with the last flights to operate on 30 November 2019. Although Jetstar has announced that this is currently only a “proposal”, the airline is already offering refunds to customers that booked a regional New Zealand domestic flight for travel from December 2019. Tickets beyond … Continued

Jetstar Points Planes to Japan a Poor Deal

Qantas Frequent Flyer is expanding its Points Plane concept to Jetstar. Until 17 September 2019, Qantas says you’ll be able to book any available seat on Jetstar flights between Australia and Japan, as well as across the Jetstar Japan network, for travel between 12 November and 12 December 2019. If you’ve been saving up your … Continued

ScootBiz Class Renamed to ScootPlus

Low-cost carrier Scoot will rename its business class product to ScootPlus from 2 September 2019. Scoot says that the name change “seeks to better reflect the product customers will experience on board”. With the name change, Scoot aims to position ScootPlus as closer to “Premium Economy” on other airlines. In reality, ScootBiz was always a premium … Continued